1998 Art Installations

Air Hug

The Brainwasher is like a drive-through carwash; but for people, and without a conveyor belt, and dry. It is a very large tickler.

Chapel of the Burning Book

by: Finley Fryer

year: 1998

Finley Fryer and crew bring us a 2-story temple of recycled plastic collected by the residents of their town, Dunsmuir, CA. Illuminated from within, the Chapel appears to be made of stained glass and provides a reference point for night-time playa travellers. Its second-floor stage hosts spoken-word and musical performance.

DoUCDLite

Last year’s CD sculpture returns in a more complex form, with several layers of CD curtains.

Fire Thistle

by: Thomas R. Glass, Dirk B. Anderson, Eric P. Johnson, and others.

year: 1998

A large metal thistle emits flames at night.

Full Moon

by: Michael Light

year: 1998

Walk along plexiglas-covered photo blow-ups of NASA journeys to the moon and imagine you are there.

Haunted Junk

by: Steve Heck

year: 1998

Far out on the playa a mysterious boat is mired in the frozen sands of Lake Lahonton. It is made of fire salvage including pianos and burnt TV sets, and it tows two rowboats, one full of water and one full of Epsom salts, where the weary traveller may relieve playa-worn feet.

le Boeuf Gras d'Or

by: Mystic Krewe of Satyrs

year: 1998

New Orleans’ Mystic Krewe of Satyrs brings a Mardi-Gras style float to the playa – a large golden bull, an ancient symbol of carnival.

Oil Derrick

by: Woodpussy

year: 1998

This neon-embellished tower marks the spot where a rich vein of oil beneath the playa is thought to exist. When drilling commences, it is feared that a vein of Hell might be opened by mistake, unleashing all sorts of dangerous pyrotechnics.

One Tree

by: Dan Das Mann

year: 1998

“Its bountiful waters rained upon the people like a fountain of youth. Its fire lights gently burned throughout its branches as a beacon calling all lost souls to be born again in the new-found promised land. He shared his can of beans with this lost tribe in the desert and soon knew he would never again return to a place like Dallas. He had finally come home.”

Orbicular Affect

This year the Burning Man will be surrounded by four 6-foot diameter wooden spheres mounted on tripods fashioned from tree trunks. They will be ignited at the Burn on Sunday night.

Sacred Grove and Wheel of Faith

by: $teven Ra$pa

year: 1998

An interactive installation by Steven Raspa exploring the overlap among various popular vehicles for faith. Part of a continuing project designed to create an opportunity for participants to examine where they place their faith and to provide an opportunity for them to hope, pray, wish and dream.